by Dr Robbins | Sep 9, 2012 | Sports Injury
The journal Neurology has released results from a study that revealed retired NFL athletes had a four-times higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS than the general population....
by Dr Robbins | Sep 7, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A large study has provided some good news for women with migraines – they are no more likely than other women of becoming overweight. “Our study should be reassuring that having migraine is not associated with future increase in relative body weight or...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 6, 2012 | Headache Drugs
An Israeli study looked at data from 202,648 adults who used statins to keep their cholesterol in check. The study found that patients were 31% less likely to get cancer – particularly lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma, when they took their pills regularly. In the...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 5, 2012 | Headache Drugs
We have posted in the past about the connection between headaches and mild traumatic brain injury – it’s an important subject. Recently, at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Sylvia Lucas, MD, PhD, reported that new...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 4, 2012 | Headache Drugs
For many people putting their iPad down before going to bed is the last thing they do. New research is suggesting that the bright light produced from tablets can suppress melatonin – that’s the hormone that helps control wake and sleep patterns called...
